The South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal na hOtharlainne Theas-Victoria) is an elective surgical hospital in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the South/Southwest Hospital Group.[1]
| South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°53′35″N 8°27′55″W / 51.8931°N 8.4653°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1762 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History edit
The South Infirmary was established by a catholic charity and officially opened in 1762.[2] Meanwhile the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, which had been established by a protestant charity and opened at Union Quay in September 1874, moved to Pope's Quay in October 1876 and then re-located to a site adjacent to the South Infirmary in September 1885.[3] The two hospitals officially merged as the South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital in 1988.[3] After a name change to South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital in 2005, the hospital expanded with three new operating theatres being completed in 2012.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Pressure at the South Infirmary". Cork Independent. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Victoria Trust". United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "New Operating Theatres at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork". Punch Consulting Engineers. Retrieved 27 May 2019.